Mid-air scare: Low on fuel, London-Delhi Virgin Atlantic flight makes emergency landing in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: A Delhi-bound Virgin Atlantic flight from London, carrying 300 passengers, made an emergency landing at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow where it was diverted due to low fuel on Wednesday afternoon.

Before the diversion, the aircraft hovered over Delhi's IGI airport as the pilot made ‘Pan Pan' call seeking swift landing permission. Pan Pan is an urgent signal indicating a less severe situation where assistance is needed but there's no immediate danger. The aircraft landed at Lucknow airport around 1.40pm and took off for Delhi at 3.30pm after refueling. tnn

3 more Delhi flights diverted to Lucknow

Three Delhi-bound domestic flights were diverted to Lucknow due to bad weather on Wednesday evening. The flights diverted were Mumbai-Delhi AI2910, Chennai-Delhi AI 2834 and Aurangabad-Delhi 6E5072.